Deputy Principal

                                              Mr Kim Forward

Uniform

The Schooltrenz uniform shop has stock of a new Aitken hat for students. This hat replaces both previous hats (the wide brim and peaked cap). It is more sun-smart than the peaked cap, safer than the cap with the draw-string and will suit a broad age-range of students. Wearing of a hat during outside play is compulsory for all Prep to Year 6 students. Transition to the new hat will be over a three-year period. Sizes are Small, Medium and Large and they cost $21.95.

Later this year, in time for the start of 2019, the uniform shop will also have stocks of new navy coloured PE/Sport shorts; there will also be a three-year period to transition to these from the previous green shorts. Families will be notified when these shorts are available.

Parenting Ideas Article

This week’s article that you can access from this newsletter has a Fathers Day theme, 'Kids Need Good Men In Their Lives'. Please take the time to read this article. Go to www.parentingideas.com.au for more useful parenting resources - you can subscribe to their blog and newsletter.

Aitken College Website

Aitken College has a new-look website. Please take a look at www.aitkencollege.edu.au. Please note that most information for current families is now on My Aitken in the Resources/Parents section, including a number of school policy documents.

Traffic

Cars observed doing the wrong thing recently are:

• ZAV 618 - Dropping off in the loading zone during morning peak
• 1MA 5AE - Driving the wrong way and parking in the staff parking to collect child
• 1HJ 9FJ - Driving the wrong way during afternoon peak
• ZEW 775 - Driving the wrong way during morning peak
• AGE 241 - Driving the wrong way during morning peak
• YUZ 736 - Parking in the staff parking to collect students at afternoon pickup
• ZDA 969 - Speeding
• WZH 688 - Dropping off a student in the visitor parking during morning drop off
• AQP 514 - Driving the wrong way and picking up a student in the visitor parking
• 1IS 9UO - Dropping off students in the loading zone during morning peak and driving the wrong way through the western car park
• AVD 856 - Parking in the loading zone to drop off student during morning peak
• TKE 965 - Parking in the visitor parking to drop off students during morning peak
• XOP 081 - Smoking on the school grounds
• 1HV 2FW - Parking in the loading zone to drop off student during morning peak
• AHN 170 - Parking in the visitor parking to collect students
• 1MJ 7TK - Driving the wrong way and parking in the visitor parking to pick up student.
• OCC 061 - Tailgating a vehicle into the staff car park to leapfrog the traffic queue during morning peak (twice)
• UNH 634 - Driving the wrong way and dropping off the student in the loading zone during morning peak
• WSD 527 - Driving the wrong way and parking in the visitor parking to drop off a student during morning peak
• 1KK 1PK - Driving the wrong way and parking in the visitor parking to collect a student during afternoon peak
• WZF 594 - Speeding
• 1GL 3FY - Dropping off student in the loading zone during morning peak
• XPD 282 - Speeding
• 1IS 9UO - Parking in the loading zone to drop off students during morning peak
• LVRPL - Parking in the disabled zone during morning peak
• AVO 061 - Driving the wrong way during morning peak
• AVD 865 - Dropping off student in the loading zone during morning peak

All drivers please observe the College’s speed restrictions and remember that the bus zone is one way only from 8.00am to 8.45am and again from 2.50pm to 4.00pm.